TRTM> What is the difference between PCS phones and regular digital phones?
"PCS" is a term like "PC". Sprint wanted to make it a brand name, just
liek IBM wanted to make "PC" a brand name -- both companies failed. PCS
stands for Personal Communications System. It's a bundle of features
that go beyond regular cellular service. Any phone plan that offers
incoming caller ID, voice mail, and a voice mail indicator can be
considered a "PCS" phone, as those are the extra features that define
"PCS".
A phone need not be digital to provide PCS services. Our current best
selling phone is an analog unit that provides all the PCS features. It
sells for $9.95 with service activation on a two-year contract.
Sprint's new PCS service is a CDMA digital only service that is
attempting to break the two-carrier only limits across the country. They
offer good hardware and service in the few areas where they have towers.
If you're not near one of their towers, you're out of luck.
Most of the digital services being offered by the cellular companies use
hybrid phones that work digital if connected to a digital tower, and
analog if there are no digital towers available. If you need to use your
phone everywhere instead of just in a few selected cities, forget Sprint
PCS.
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